RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Half a century after black schoolchildren and civil rights champions struggled to desegregate Virginia's schools, statues honoring them desegregated the state Capitol grounds. Thousands of people crowded Capitol Square in 95-degree heat Monday, July 21, for the dedication of the civil rights monument alongside those of Convederate icons.
A high-profile push by business groups to double the number of U.S. bachelor's degrees awarded in science, math and engineering by 2015 is falling way behind target, a new report says. In 2005, 15 prominent business groups warned that a lack of expert workers and teachers posed a threat to U.
NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk State men's track and field coach Kenneth Giles announced Friday the addition of 11 athletes to his program, which has won the last three MEAC indoor and outdoor titles. Giles signed an array of accomplished sprinters, hurdles, middle distance specialists and throwers who he feels will help NSU remain among the top track programs on the East Coast.
Norfolk State University was named to the second annual President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The university received an official certificate recognizing its achievement in 2007. The certificate reads as follows: "The President of the United States of America hereby recognizes and congratulates Norfolk State University for the extraordinary and exemplary community service contributions of its students, faculty, and staff in meeting critical community and national needs.
NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk State University's home football games against North Carolina A&T on Sept. 13 and against Delaware State on Nov. 15 at Dick Price Stadium will be televised on ESPNU as part of the MEAC's official television package, the conference announced on Tuesday, June 24.
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. Gas prices are skyrocketing. Home values are abysmal. Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable. Wars without end rage in Iraq, Afghanistan and against terrorism.
